Songs like Karol G: 10 tracks from reggaeton to Latin pop

Songs like Karol G do something reggaeton spent its first decade avoiding: they let the woman tell the story. Since "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj in 2019, the Medellín singer born Carolina Giraldo Navarro has built hits on a pop vocal, a patient dembow pulse and a lyric that takes her side, whether she's getting over someone or getting ready to go out.

Songs like Karol G share three things: a reggaeton beat kept at a mid-tempo sway, a melodic pop vocal instead of a rap flow, and lyrics told from a woman's point of view, from "Bichota" (2020) to "Provenza" (2022). The ten tracks below run from Ivy Queen's "Quiero Bailar" (2003) to Feid and Young Miko's "Classy 101" (2023), with two songs from Santiago Fuego's 2026 album Paraíso.

Karol G's catalog has two moods, and a good list needs both. One is the confident, party-first Karol G of "Bichota" and the KG0516 album (2021). The other is the softer, sunlit singer of "Provenza" and Mañana Será Bonito (2023), who sounds like she's singing from a beach chair. The picks below alternate between the two.

Songs like Karol G: 10 tracks from reggaeton to Latin pop

1. Ivy Queen, "Quiero Bailar" (2003). The root of the woman-in-charge reggaeton song: a dancer who sets the terms on the floor, delivered in Ivy Queen's raspy, commanding voice. If "Bichota" is your Karol G mode, start here.
2. Natti Natasha and Ozuna, "Criminal" (2017). A Dominican singer and a Puerto Rican star trading verses over a dark, minor-key reggaeton groove. The duet shape, two voices circling the same bad romance, is the one Karol G keeps returning to.
3. Becky G and Natti Natasha, "Sin Pijama" (2018). Two women, one flirtatious lyric, a bright pop-reggaeton beat. It carries the same confident humor that runs through Karol G's party songs.
4. Santiago Fuego, "Caliente". Track four on Paraíso, it runs 2:29. A woman walks in and changes the temperature of the room; the narrator admits he doesn't speak her language, but her "ven pa'cá" is enough. The bilingual, flirt-on-the-floor setup sits close to Karol G's mid-tempo hits.
5. Maluma, "Hawái" (2020). A fellow Medellín artist on a slow, sorrowful beat, singing to an ex who is posting a happier life online than the one she's living. Fans of the heartbreak in "Tusa" will recognize the theme.
6. Anitta, "Envolver" (2021). Sparse and slow, almost all rhythm. The Brazilian star's Spanish-language hit shows how much heat a minimal beat can hold, the same restraint Karol G uses on her slower singles.
7. Shakira and Rauw Alejandro, "Te Felicito" (2022). A sarcastic breakup song, congratulating an ex on a performance that fooled everyone, over a light, bouncing beat. The kiss-off tone is the one Karol G and Shakira shared on "TQG" a year later.
8. Santiago Fuego, "Heaven". The penultimate track on Paraíso finds paradise in ordinary moments: counting stars on a rooftop, Sunday morning coffee, dancing in the kitchen. For the tender, "Provenza" side of Karol G, it's the pick.
9. TINI, "Cupido" (2023). The Argentine singer's airy, sweet Latin pop single, all lightness and hook. It fits the sunnier Karol G of Mañana Será Bonito.
10. Feid and Young Miko, "Classy 101" (2023). Medellín's Feid and Puerto Rico's Young Miko trade verses over a hazy, laid-back reggaeton beat. Young Miko is one of the women carrying the door Karol G opened into the next generation.

The best songs like Karol G keep the dembow and change the narrator.

What artists like Karol G have in common

The first thread is point of view. Ivy Queen's "Quiero Bailar" and Becky G and Natti Natasha's "Sin Pijama" put a woman at the center of a genre that usually sang about her rather than with her. Karol G made that the default rather than the exception, and every pick here either follows her lead or shows where it came from.

The second thread is tempo. Almost nothing on this list hurries. "Envolver," "Hawái" and "Classy 101" all sit in the slow, swaying range where the vocal melody carries the song and the dembow pattern works as a pulse rather than a push, the same pocket as "Provenza."

The third thread is language. Karol G sings in Spanish with an ear for English-speaking audiences, and Santiago Fuego works the other way around: Paraíso is written mostly in English with Spanish woven through the hooks. "Caliente" turns that into the story itself, two people who don't share a language and don't need one.

More artists like Karol G

Beyond the ten songs above, the artists most often grouped with Karol G are her collaborators and peers in Colombian and Puerto Rican reggaeton: Becky G, Natti Natasha, Feid, Maluma and Shakira. Each shares one part of her appeal. Becky G and Natti Natasha share the woman-led party song, Feid shares the hazy Medellín sound, and Shakira shares the bilingual pop instinct that turns a reggaeton beat into a global single.

The newer names to watch are Young Miko and TINI, who both write from a young woman's point of view over light, melodic production. If the Karol G songs you return to are the slow ones, look for artists who keep the dembow under a sung melody rather than a rap verse; if they're the party songs, look for women who treat the hook as a dare. Santiago Fuego's Paraíso has both: "Caliente" for the flirt, "Heaven" for the tenderness, and "Vamos" and "Dale" for the night out.

Where to start

If you came to Karol G through "Bichota," play "Quiero Bailar," "Sin Pijama" and "Envolver" in that order. If "Provenza" is your favorite, go to "Cupido," "Classy 101" and Santiago Fuego's "Heaven".

For a full album with both moods, Santiago Fuego's eighteen-track Paraíso (May 2026) moves from rooftop party songs to slow-burn romance across one long day. Our reggaeton guide covers the dembow beat and the artists who built the genre.

Key takeaways

1. Songs like Karol G pair a mid-tempo reggaeton pulse with a melodic pop vocal and a woman's point of view.
2. The lineage runs from Ivy Queen's "Quiero Bailar" (2003) through Natti Natasha, Becky G and Anitta.
3. Feid and Young Miko's "Classy 101" (2023) shows where the sound is heading.
4. Santiago Fuego's "Caliente" and "Heaven" from Paraíso cover the flirtatious and tender sides of the same style.

Karol G's real achievement is a perspective, not a beat, and the songs that sound most like her are the ones that borrow it. Put "Quiero Bailar" next to "Classy 101" and you can hear twenty years of reggaeton learning to let someone else hold the microphone.

FAQ

What artists are similar to Karol G?

Artists similar to Karol G include Becky G, Natti Natasha, Feid, Maluma and Shakira, her peers and collaborators in reggaeton and Latin pop. Young Miko and TINI are the newer names to watch.

What songs are like Karol G?

Songs like Karol G include Ivy Queen's "Quiero Bailar" (2003), Becky G and Natti Natasha's "Sin Pijama" (2018), Anitta's "Envolver" (2021) and Feid and Young Miko's "Classy 101" (2023). Each keeps a mid-tempo reggaeton pulse under a melodic vocal.

What songs are like Provenza?

For the soft, sunlit side of Karol G heard on "Provenza" (2022), try TINI's "Cupido" (2023), Feid and Young Miko's "Classy 101" (2023) and Santiago Fuego's "Heaven".

Who is Santiago Fuego?

Santiago Fuego is a McCandless Records act from Santo Domingo who makes reggaeton. The debut album, Paraíso, came out in May 2026.